Author Archives: jhilley

Day started overcast. Cathy went to bakery at 8:00 AM to pick up cinnamon and caramel rolls. Everyone brought something. We had bacon, sausages, salmon, grits, hash. Potatoes and eggs, brownies, fruit, muffins The sun came out while we were eating The first motorhome left at 10:30 AM They pulled out slowly until only the […]

We started the day by Donna, Cathy & me making breakfast for everyone. We bought hash browns in Grand Forks, but I forgot to put them in the motorhome freezer. Had to go to Miller’s Super Market and get some. We had sausage, eggs and hash browns. Helen made grits. Colleen brought scones from Ada, […]

Donna started the day by making breakfast for everyone. She made ham and potatoes and Mark & Myron brought rolls & fruit. We had our club meeting in the main fairgrounds building We went to the Latte Lobby in the basement of the Old Church Theater for dinner After dinner we went upstairs for the […]

Left Buxton at 2:10 PM. Took US-200 to Carrington then US-281 to New Rockford. Camping at Eddy Country Fairgrounds. Donna, Mark and Myron were already here. Shortly after arrival a storm blew in Some hail. The town evidently got quite a bit as reported on WDAY weather. Everyone came into our motorhome for tacos Watched […]

After spending the night parked in front of my sister’s house in Bismarck, we decided to go back to Buxton We stopped at my sister’s shake and tea nutrition store on the NE side of Bismarck in a new shopping center Cathy and I each enjoyed a shake and Cathy also had tea We said […]

Left home at 2:30 PM. Stopped at Stamart in Fargo for propane. John and Helen passed us twice. Got to sister Judy’s house at 8:00 PM. Was sitting on deck talking and felt sick to my stomach. Got up to leave and passed out. They called 911 and I got taken to Saint Alexus ER […]

Miles to HWH in Moscow, IA 611 Miles round trip 1,523 Round trip includes sight seeing in Muscatine and West Branch and Walmart in Tripton Gasoline was $2.689 in Alexandria and 2.489 in Waterloo We spent one night at Cabela’s in Owatonna, MN, one night at HWH in Moscow, IA, one night at Walmart in […]

Got up and made coffee. Took Joy outside. Joy wanted to go in the house to see Vegas and Jersey Watched Jay mow the lawn Said good bye to everyone and headed out at about noon. Headed north out of Cold Spring past Big Fish Lake to Avalon. Took I-94 to Alexandria. Just before the […]

Left Alison’s at 11:00 AM. Overcast and cool, sprinkling a little Drove up US-61 to US-10/I-94, I-35 and I-694 to Maple Grove. At first traffic was moderate and drivers were considerate Then got into high traffic with construction and drivers wouldn’t let you change lanes Stopped at Trader Joe’s Got quite a few things including […]

Spent the night at Waverly, IA Walmart parked next to a refer whose unit ran about 45 minutes out of every hour. Weather prediction was for 11 mph, was actually gusting much higher. Left Waverly at 9:00 AM. Took US-63. It started out as a nice 4 Lane divided highway. The last 60 miles or […]